Sighthound Shivoo comes to Kanab
By Karen Williams
It’s going to be sighthounds galore in Kanab for the 20th anniversary of Greyhound Gathering in Kanab. It’s getting a minor makeover with a new name — Sighthound Shivoo — but you’ll still get to visit with the almost 200 rescued greyhounds and sighthounds along with their human families who journey to Kanab for festivities May 17–19.
The event is the largest three-day sighthound gathering in the western United States and attracts greyhounds and their human families from around the United States as well as Canada and England.
“This gathering is a celebration of these rescued ‘45 mph couch potatoes’ and the families who love them,” said Claudia Presto, founder of Kanab’s Greyhound Gang and the event’s organizer.
Presto said that while in modern times greyhounds are known for their racing prowess and the abuse they suffer when they can no longer earn money for their breeders, they’ve historically been treated lovingly as loyal companions of royalty and treasured family members. They are the only breed mentioned in the Bible.
A Sighthound Shivoo highlight is the parade down Center Street to the strains of “Who Let the Dogs Out” with hundreds of costumed humans and hounds vying for prizes and attention. Winslow, dressed as a cowboy complete with hat, gun, and boots, majestically suffers the foolishness of his human, who is dressed as his horse.
Another highlight is the Blur of Fur where greyhounds chase their humans down a strip of grass while being clocked with radar guns. No humans have yet outraced their hounds.
Other featured events include Chalk & Talk Sidewalk Festival, yappy hour, art classes with our pets, hikes, speakers, food, fun and Best Friends tours.
Fundraising activities include over 700 donated items in live and silent auctions and drawings.
Registration is required to attend all events, but visitors are always welcome to stop by and pet the hounds and join in the parade.
For a complete schedule of events, visit greyhoundgang.org. For more information on the event, contact Presto at claudia@greyhoundgang.org or call (435) 644-2903.
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